Rethinking the university system: toward the entrepreneurial university (the case of Italy)

Walter Vesperi · Ineza Gagnidze

27 citations0/0 files storedKybernetes

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences University-Industry-Government Innovation Models Human Resources and Workforce

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate contemporary changes in the education system. In particular, an analysis of the mechanisms of coordination and communication involved in the process can show how different geographical factors with different relational mechanisms may contribute to the creation of a new academic entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach The authors propose a methodology with two-step approach. In the first part of the paper, they use a theoretical approach to carry out a longitudinal study of academic literature on the topics of “entrepreneurial university,” “academic entrepreneurship” and “spin-off organizations.” In the second part, they use cross-database analysis to theorize the main aspects of recent developments in higher education in Italy. To this end, the authors use three public and open-access databases on spin-offs, universities and higher education institutions and incubators in Italy. Findings First, issues relating to the formation and best practices of entrepreneurial universities are discussed, based on the works of researchers from 25 countries. Second, a hypothesis is put forward to suggest that the organizational model of entrepreneurial university affects microeconomic competitiveness. Third, a case study of Italian spin-off organizations suggests that the number of incubators and spin-offs, and the type of academic knowledge, all directly affect the entrepreneurial university. Originality/value This paper aims to examine the role of the university in the modern economic system. The originality of this investigation lies in its ability to offer a picture and first analysis of the main actors and of the entrepreneurial university system.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 27 citations exist upstream.

References

2000The dynamics of innovation: from National Systems and “Mode 2” to a Triple Helix of university–industry–government relations 2012Academic engagement and commercialisation: A review of the literature on university–industry relations 2003Innovation in Innovation: The Triple Helix of University-Industry-Government Relations 2003Critical junctures in the development of university high-tech spinout companies 2005Entrepreneurial orientation, technology transfer and spinoff performance of U.S. universities 2012From the entrepreneurial university to the university for the entrepreneurial society 2004University start-up formation and technology licensing with firms that go public: a resource-based view of academic entrepreneurship 2002A process study of entrepreneurial team formation: the case of a research-based spin-off

Cited by

2024The impact of education on the transition from university students to entrepreneurs: a theory of planned behaviour perspective 2021Effectiveness of entrepreneurial universities: experiences and challenges in digital era (a systemic approach)2023Scenarios of the innovative development of education in the context of the Russian economy’s modernization: entrepreneurial universities vs. high-tech universities

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.